MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
cFIP and DRA are not available on a by-team basis and display as zeroes(0). See TOT line for season totals of these stats.Multiple stints are are currently shown —Click to hide.

YEAR

Team

Lg

G

GS

IP

W

L

SV

H

BB

SO

HR

oppTAv

PPF

H/9

BB/9

HR/9

K/9

GB%

BABIP

TAv

WHIP

FIP

ERA

cFIP

DRA

DRA-

WARP

2006

NYN

MLB

4

4

21.3

2

1

0

25

12

13

1

.260

91

10.5

5.1

0.4

5.5

49%

.343

.301

1.73

4.60

5.48

119

7.26

147.8

-0.3

2007

NYN

MLB

15

13

72.7

3

8

0

85

39

45

6

.250

97

10.5

4.8

0.7

5.6

50%

.325

.287

1.71

4.98

5.57

126

9.65

199.8

-3.1

2008

NYN

MLB

32

32

200.7

13

11

0

209

64

110

12

.258

93

9.4

2.9

0.5

4.9

51%

.302

.260

1.36

3.93

3.72

106

4.81

102.5

1.6

2009

NYN

MLB

31

31

184.3

10

12

0

213

66

107

18

.264

96

10.4

3.2

0.9

5.2

52%

.312

.274

1.51

4.35

5.03

98

4.63

99.3

1.9

2010

NYN

MLB

34

33

204.0

15

9

1

213

68

113

12

.264

89

9.4

3.0

0.5

5.0

51%

.300

.271

1.38

3.84

3.66

102

4.55

102.8

1.7

2011

NYN

MLB

34

33

193.7

7

13

0

220

65

105

21

.260

97

10.2

3.0

1.0

4.9

48%

.301

.287

1.47

4.43

4.74

111

5.47

127.2

-0.9

2012

NYN

MLB

3

3

19.7

0

0

0

24

4

13

0

.263

95

11.0

1.8

0.0

5.9

54%

.353

.259

1.42

2.42

2.29

89

3.88

88.8

0.3

2013

MIN

MLB

29

29

152.7

5

13

0

184

53

101

13

.268

100

10.8

3.1

0.8

6.0

45%

.337

.288

1.55

4.01

5.19

99

5.22

124.9

-0.5

2014

MIN

MLB

5

5

23.7

0

3

0

29

18

10

5

.269

107

11.0

6.8

1.9

3.8

45%

.286

.332

1.99

7.59

7.99

121

6.83

167.6

-0.6

2015

MIN

MLB

30

30

164.7

6

11

0

198

45

86

11

.261

107

10.8

2.5

0.6

4.7

53%

.334

.267

1.48

3.96

4.26

103

5.27

123.1

-0.4

2016

DET

MLB

24

22

119.0

4

10

0

160

46

56

15

.257

106

12.1

3.5

1.1

4.2

52%

.347

.288

1.73

5.11

5.07

113

6.96

153.9

-2.2

2017

CHA

MLB

22

19

98.0

3

10

0

100

48

62

19

.262

105

9.2

4.4

1.7

5.7

50%

.272

.275

1.51

6.07

5.23

119

5.65

120.4

-0.1

Career

MLB

263

254

1454.3

68

101

1

1660

528

821

133

.261

98

10.3

3.3

0.8

5.1

50%

.314

.277

1.50

4.39

4.61

107

5.46

121.9

-2.5

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.Minor league stats are currently shown —Click to hide.

YEAR

Team

Lg

G

GS

IP

W

L

SV

H

BB

SO

HR

oppTAv

PPF

H/9

BB/9

HR/9

K/9

GB%

BABIP

TAv

WHIP

FIP

ERA

cFIP

DRA

DRA-

2006

NYN

MLB

4

4

21.3

2

1

0

25

12

13

1

.260

91

10.5

5.1

0.4

5.5

49%

.343

.301

1.73

4.60

5.48

119

7.26

147.8

2006

SLU

A+

4

4

22.2

2

1

0

17

2

26

1

.266

51

6.9

0.8

0.4

10.5

65%

.320

.142

0.86

1.89

1.62

0

0.00

0.0

2006

BIN

AA

12

12

66.1

4

2

0

60

26

77

2

.264

83

8.2

3.5

0.3

10.5

49%

.372

.237

1.30

2.50

2.72

75

1.81

81.7

2006

NOR

AAA

2

2

8.2

1

0

0

4

5

6

1

.261

94

4.4

5.5

1.1

6.6

13%

.143

.219

1.10

5.03

2.20

104

4.97

107.7

2007

NYN

MLB

15

13

72.7

3

8

0

85

39

45

6

.250

97

10.5

4.8

0.7

5.6

50%

.325

.287

1.71

4.98

5.57

126

9.65

199.8

2007

SLU

A+

1

1

6.0

0

0

0

5

3

2

1

.253

107

7.5

4.5

1.5

3.0

56%

.235

.230

1.33

7.30

3.00

107

4.85

104.3

2007

NWO

AAA

14

14

74.0

3

6

0

74

26

56

6

.260

98

9.0

3.2

0.7

6.8

59%

.297

.248

1.35

4.37

4.01

86

3.49

91.9

2008

NYN

MLB

32

32

200.7

13

11

0

209

64

110

12

.258

93

9.4

2.9

0.5

4.9

51%

.302

.260

1.36

3.93

3.72

106

4.81

102.5

2009

NYN

MLB

31

31

184.3

10

12

0

213

66

107

18

.264

96

10.4

3.2

0.9

5.2

52%

.312

.274

1.51

4.35

5.03

98

4.63

99.3

2010

NYN

MLB

34

33

204.0

15

9

1

213

68

113

12

.264

89

9.4

3.0

0.5

5.0

51%

.300

.271

1.38

3.84

3.66

102

4.55

102.8

2011

NYN

MLB

34

33

193.7

7

13

0

220

65

105

21

.260

97

10.2

3.0

1.0

4.9

48%

.301

.287

1.47

4.43

4.74

111

5.47

127.2

2012

NYN

MLB

3

3

19.7

0

0

0

24

4

13

0

.263

95

11.0

1.8

0.0

5.9

54%

.353

.259

1.42

2.42

2.29

89

3.88

88.8

2013

MIN

MLB

29

29

152.7

5

13

0

184

53

101

13

.268

100

10.8

3.1

0.8

6.0

45%

.337

.288

1.55

4.01

5.19

99

5.22

124.9

2013

CDR

A

1

1

6.0

1

0

0

2

0

6

1

.259

112

3.0

0.0

1.5

9.0

57%

.077

.164

0.33

4.00

3.00

86

3.21

96.5

2014

MIN

MLB

5

5

23.7

0

3

0

29

18

10

5

.269

107

11.0

6.8

1.9

3.8

45%

.286

.332

1.99

7.59

7.99

121

6.83

167.6

2014

ROC

AAA

2

2

10.0

1

0

0

9

3

3

0

.252

106

8.1

2.7

0.0

2.7

41%

.250

.194

1.20

3.94

0.90

114

5.89

114.9

2015

MIN

MLB

30

30

164.7

6

11

0

198

45

86

11

.261

107

10.8

2.5

0.6

4.7

53%

.334

.267

1.48

3.96

4.26

103

5.27

123.1

2016

DET

MLB

24

22

119.0

4

10

0

160

46

56

15

.257

106

12.1

3.5

1.1

4.2

52%

.347

.288

1.73

5.11

5.07

113

6.96

153.9

2016

TOL

AAA

2

2

6.3

0

0

0

12

0

3

0

.256

103

17.1

0.0

0.0

4.3

58%

.462

.306

1.89

2.22

8.53

106

5.00

107.8

2017

CHA

MLB

22

19

98.0

3

10

0

100

48

62

19

.262

105

9.2

4.4

1.7

5.7

50%

.272

.275

1.51

6.07

5.23

119

5.65

120.4

2017

CHR

AAA

2

2

6.0

0

2

0

10

3

4

2

.262

87

15.0

4.5

3.0

6.0

50%

.364

.375

2.17

8.33

7.50

106

5.70

130.1

Plate Discipline

YEAR

PITCHES

ZONE_RT

SWING_RT

CONTACT_RT

Z_SWING_RT

O_SWING_RT

Z_CONTACT_RT

O_CONTACT_RT

SW_STRK_RT

2008

3282

0.4939

0.4458

0.8469

0.6465

0.2498

0.8979

0.7181

0.1531

2009

3119

0.4982

0.4428

0.8559

0.5991

0.2875

0.8904

0.7844

0.1441

2010

3383

0.5194

0.4540

0.8470

0.6278

0.2663

0.8912

0.7344

0.1530

2011

3181

0.5231

0.4524

0.8555

0.6298

0.2577

0.8931

0.7545

0.1445

2012

305

0.3836

0.4393

0.7985

0.6667

0.2979

0.8077

0.7857

0.2015

2013

2726

0.5095

0.4395

0.8623

0.6263

0.2453

0.9023

0.7561

0.1377

2014

456

0.4978

0.3794

0.8324

0.5903

0.1703

0.8881

0.6410

0.1676

2015

2654

0.5064

0.4465

0.8574

0.6458

0.2420

0.9090

0.7161

0.1426

2016

2048

0.4854

0.4302

0.8320

0.6117

0.2590

0.8964

0.6886

0.1680

2017

1819

0.4563

0.4068

0.8311

0.6169

0.2305

0.8906

0.6974

0.1689

Career

22973

0.5005

0.441

0.8489

0.6262

0.2554

0.8949

0.7339

0.1511

Injury History
— No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On

Date Off

Transaction

Days

Games

Side

Body Part

Injury

Severity

Surgery Date

Reaggravation

2014-05-02

2014-05-02

On-Alr

0

0

Left

Groin

Strain

-

-

2014-05-02

2014-09-29

60-DL

150

136

Right

Elbow

Surgery

Ulnar Nerve Decompression

2014-06-10

2013-06-19

2013-07-05

15-DL

16

15

-

Back

Strain

-

-

2012-04-22

2012-10-04

60-DL

165

148

Right

Elbow

Surgery

Tommy John Surgery

2012-05-01

-

2011-08-13

2011-08-13

DTD

0

0

Right

Elbow

Contusion

Batted Ball

-

-

2011-04-22

2011-04-22

DTD

0

0

-

General Medical

Illness

-

2011-03-10

2011-03-10

Camp

0

0

Right

Thigh

Contusion

Batted Ball

-

2010-07-16

2010-07-19

DTD

3

3

-

Neck

Stiffness

-

2010-07-07

2010-07-07

DTD

0

0

Right

Arm

Fatigue

-

2010-05-07

2010-05-07

DTD

0

0

Right

Shoulder

Soreness

In 2011 and Said He Pitched All Season with Strained RTC and Injected Before Each Start

Who do you see the Twins targeting as far starting pitchers? (twinsfan29 from Nashville)

You're much closer to all the buzz than I am, twinsfan29!

Jerry Crasnick from ESPN heard yesterday that they're in on Joe Blanton, who would fit well at Target Field. He also mentioned the recently non-tendered Mike Pelfrey and John Lannan here: https://twitter.com/jcrasnick/status/275711755441823744. Last week, the Twins were tied to Brett Myers, who could transition back from the bullpen. If they turn to the trade market, some of the Rays starters could be in play. (Daniel Rathman)

Shouldn't the Mets cut Mike Pelfrey? They'd save almost 4 million and the guy is practically worthless. (Matt from Malone, NY)

I have no idea what's going through the minds of the Mets front office. My guess is that, with the giant drop in payroll they've already had this year, it's not worth cutting Pelfrey over $4 million. It's not like they'd be filling his spot with an All-Star. (Larry Granillo)

What do you think of Mike Pelfrey? Any (decent) chance he straightens himself out again this year? He seems like too much of a head case, and his K numbers for a guy with his "stuff" are terrible.(JP from NY)

He's a ground ball guy, and they are affected by the players around them more than other pitchers. The Mets being the Mets probably gets him disproportionately. That said, there was something off about his game last year, as his HR rate literally doubled and his percentage of quality starts was just 45. Just 28, I like him as a change of scenery guy, someone who could be useful on the back end of a good team instead of pretending to be a 1-2 for a bad one. (Steven Goldman)

How often do we ever see a pitcher 'work on a new pitch' in spring training and see it actually pay off long term? I am thinking of Mike Pelfrey, who seems to be missing a lot of bats with his split-change this year. If he can get the K rate to around 7 per 9, he is a completely different pitcher.(J.P. from Hartford)

In Chicago most White Sox pitchers are taught cutters, which helped turn Gavin Floyd and John Danks into legitimate front-mid rotation hurlers. That seems to be more organizational philosophy than, say, Cole Hamels working to learn a cutter this off-season. In St. Louis, Dave Duncan works his magic with sequencing and location moreso than new pitches, but to the same effect. I agree that we don't hear about true success stories with these newer pitches as much as the failures, but Big Pelf wouldn't be alone if his split-change remains effective. (Eric Seidman)

For recently amateur players, at what point do amateur scouting reports begin to be over taken by pro reports and performance? I'm thinking of how Gordon Beckham is still rated 25 spots(?!?) above Wilmer Flores. Or even comparing Brad Holt this year ("not even close") to the top 100 compared to Mike Pelfrey before he threw a pitch (Top 50 prospect). It seems to me like the amateur scouting report sticks on a player way, way too long.(Steve from Fremont, CA)

Yeah, Holt was the other guy, with Hellickson, to generate a lot of email. Look, he's not a good as you think he is, but he is plenty good. Are we supposed to throw years of reports on the guy just because he dominated the New York Penn League for 72 innings with a fastball that everyone knew was great in the first place? I don't get that. (Kevin Goldstein)

Please give me your opinion/projection on the health and performance for John Maine and Mike Pelfrey in '09.(tddewan from Torrance, CA)

More worried about Pelfrey due to the workload increase, but the Mets watched him so closely that we're going to learn about the inevitability of the Verducci Effect with him. I like both on performance and value. (Will Carroll)

This isn't about the playoffs, but I'm curious, how much should Mike Pelfrey's size/build factor into concerns about the "Verducci Effect"? Should I be less concerned about Pelfrey than I would be about a guy who was 6'1" 190 who also made a large innings jump at a young age? (Meddler from Brooklyn, NY)

I know its been a while since he's been a prospect, but how much more development can we expect from Mike Pelfrey? He's having a stellar year, but if he ever wants to fulfill the ace-type upside many expected from him back when he was drafted, he'll have to miss more bats. Will that come if he refines his offspeed stuff? Or does it look more like he's going to settle in as a solid mid-rotation guy who gets by with an excellent groundball rate?(Meddler from Brooklyn, NY)

I think what you are seeing is what you are going to get. An above-average middle-rotation type. (Kevin Goldstein)

Realistically, taking Delgado and Castillo's contracts and the Mets unlikelihood to cut them into account, is there any personnel move (or moves)the Mets can make to improve their on the field production? I look at the roster and see so few tradeable parts.(Kerri Mulqueen from Kew Gardens NY)

I wouldn't trade Fernando Martinez, so probably not. I guess you could see what the market is for Mike Pelfrey, who's a cheap midrotation starter for a few years, but I doubt you'd get much back. You could always sign Bonds, which would be a huge upgrade for the offense and a wash defensively with Alou. (People who complain about Bonds' defense and availability need to consider that Moises Alou is making $7 million this year.) (Joe Sheehan)

________ should start the 5th game of the season for the Mets.(Jessica from NYC)

Mike Pelfrey. Time to find out what he is by giving him the job and getting out of the way. The Mets' front four is very good, and the only candidate for #5 who has any upside is Pelfrey. Diddling with the Jorge Sosas of the world is silly. (Joe Sheehan)

Caleb, appreciate your thoughts on the tournament. Can you handicap the UCLA game for us? Can WKU keep that close or is the UCLA defense too tough?(Dave from Flushing)

Thanks, Dave. WKU I think has a shot to keep it close. Courtney Lee is one of the best players in the country--he'll be in the NBA next year. Lee destroyed San Diego last round. Of course, UCLA's defense is the second best in the country, and the 6'5 Josh Shipp matches up well with the 6'5 Lee, but there's still a chance Lee could go off and keep things close.

The main thing to watch from a team perspective is how many turnovers the Hilltoppers force. They're 19th in the country in turnover percentage, which really powers their defense. UCLA was sloppy with the ball against A&M, turning it over on 1 of 4 trips, and I think if the Bruins hit that mark again that will allow WKU to hang around, maybe even long enough for another Ty Rogers attempt at a miracle. If the Toppers can't force that many turnovers, I think they'll be looking at a double-digit deficit for the majority.

What are the odds that Dave is writing from the bowels of Shea Stadium, where he's hard at work trying to find Mike Pelfrey a third pitch? (Caleb Peiffer (Basketball))

Caleb, appreciate your thoughts on the tournament. Can you handicap the UCLA game for us? Can WKU keep that close or is the UCLA defense too tough?(Dave from Flushing)

Thanks, Dave. WKU I think has a shot to keep it close. Courtney Lee is one of the best players in the country--he'll be in the NBA next year. Lee destroyed San Diego last round. Of course, UCLA's defense is the second best in the country, and the 6'5 Josh Shipp matches up well with the 6'5 Lee, but there's still a chance Lee could go off and keep things close.

The main thing to watch from a team perspective is how many turnovers the Hilltoppers force. They're 19th in the country in turnover percentage, which really powers their defense. UCLA was sloppy with the ball against A&M, turning it over on 1 of 4 trips, and I think if the Bruins hit that mark again that will allow WKU to hang around, maybe even long enough for another Ty Rogers attempt at a miracle. If the Toppers can't force that many turnovers, I think they'll be looking at a double-digit deficit for the majority.

What are the odds that Dave is writing from the bowels of Shea Stadium, where he's hard at work trying to find Mike Pelfrey a third pitch? (Caleb Peiffer (Basketball))

Can we expect Mike Pelfrey's SO rates to improve? Can he pull a Carmona like season (with much fewer innings I imagine)?(Mike from Queens)

I'm just not a huge Pelfrey supporter until he finds any consistency with his secondary stuff. Carmona's sinker and slider both grade out high than any of Pelfrey's current offerings. (Kevin Goldstein)

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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

Mike Pelfrey has thrown 23,298 pitches that have been tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2007 and 2017, including pitches thrown in the MLB Regular Season and Spring Training. In 2017, he has relied primarily on his Sinker (92mph), also mixing in a Splitter (82mph), Curve (70mph) and Slider (83mph). He also rarely throws a Fourseam Fastball (92mph).